EASTHAM — The Wellfleet Breakers Soccer Club concluded their 12th season on Aug. 3 with a loss to the Harwich Blues in the Cape Cod Amateur Soccer League’s Davis Cup […]
BUGGIES & BIRDS
On ‘the Outer,’ Piping Plover Protection Is Working
From Nauset Beach to Race Point, shorebird programs balance over-sand vehicle access
ORLEANS — From the sandy bank of Pochet Creek emerge two small piping plover chicks. Their fuzzy plumage serves as camouflage against the sand, making it nearly impossible to spot […]
BUGGIES & BIRDS
On ‘the Outer,’ Piping Plover Protection Is Working
From Nauset Beach to Race Point, shorebird programs balance over-sand vehicle access
ORLEANS — From the sandy bank of Pochet Creek emerge two small piping plover chicks. Their fuzzy plumage serves as camouflage against the sand, making it nearly impossible to spot […]
WATER QUALITY
Towns Work on Strategies to Address Title 5 Changes
Eastham is testing three sites for a sewage treatment plant
EASTHAM — The four Outer Cape towns are developing strategies — from raking pond bottoms to running oxygen through their waters — to address proposed changes in the state’s Title […]
FUN & GAMES
Daubers, Hourglasses, Lucky Charms, and Bingo!
Tuesday night regulars at the Elks have their rituals, but beginners are welcome, too
EASTHAM — I used to think that bingo was simple. Listen to the numbers as they’re called. Mark them if you see them. Five in a row means you’re a […]
ART OUTSIDERS
Where Plein Air Is for Painting and Selling
On the lawn and in the Seashore, a guild gathers artists and their work
EASTHAM — The white tents are up, a summer ritual that fills the lawn of the 1869 Schoolhouse Museum. Under their shade, browsers rub elbows with painters, collect, and gossip. […]
FIREBIRDS PROFILE
A Designated Hitter Who ‘Plays the Right Way’
Luke Keaschall is happy to be back for a second summer with Orleans
EASTHAM — Luke Keaschall recognized his passion for baseball early on. The 19-year-old infielder from Watsonville, Calif. is playing for the Orleans Firebirds for the second year this summer. Though […]
MEET THE MAKER
Behind Cape Cod’s Outermost Roast
John Simonian brews a career from love of a good cup of coffee
EASTHAM — John Simonian starts every day with a good cup of coffee. Then he goes to work making coffee for the rest of us. He’s not a barista. He’s […]
EASTHAM BY BIKE
A Guided Ride Through Local History
Learning on wheels from First Encounter to Nauset Light
EASTHAM — Sheri Cocchiola greeted me with a smile in the parking lot at First Encounter Beach on Saturday morning. She leaned against the split-rail fence in a faded yellow […]
COMMON GROUND
An Eastham Farmer Tends the Future of His Fields
Bob Wells finds ways to build up the soil and share his land
EASTHAM — The fourth-grade students from Mrs. Howard’s class at Eastham Elementary School marched across the street to Redberry Farm on the morning of June 21. There, they met farmer […]
THE FRISBEE COLLECTIVE
Outermost Ultimate Promises Intense Fun for Everyone
Weekly games of pickup ultimate frisbee attract a unique community
EASTHAM — An odd group of locals and visitors convenes on the infield of Nauset Regional High School’s track every Monday evening. Outermost Ultimate is their name, and ultimate frisbee […]
PLANTS WITH PROMISE
Peter Del Tredici Looks to the Flora of the Future
‘It’s a myth that we can restore what used to exist,’ says the botanist
TRURO — As the climate changes and ecosystems evolve, plant species are adapting to the conditions of their environments. “There is real information here that we need to pay attention […]
SENIOR OF THE YEAR
An Anti-Ageist Gets Radical
Mary DeRocco finds her voice in new ways
PROVINCETOWN — “What could be more radical than aging?” asks Mary DeRocco. Better yet, she adds, “What could be more radical than aging in Provincetown?” By radical, what this Senior […]
SOCCER
Lovati, Leone, and Norman Are the Breakers’ Core
The Wellfleet soccer club is distinguished by its diversity
EASTHAM — For the Wellfleet Breakers Soccer Club, the playing field is reshaped every summer. Each year, the team welcomes local players new and old, be they college athletes or […]
THE LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT: 2022 SUMMER FELLOWS
Community Can Be Found Everywhere
Isabelle (Izzy) Nobili, Eastham, Mass.
Isabelle (Izzy) Nobili Eastham, Mass. Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2026 Environmental and international studies A neat stack of El Llanquihue rests on the counter. Behind it, a man slices triangles […]